WritersBeware
Dec 05, 2009 | #1
The Ukrainians at Universal Research Inc. clearly respect nobody's privacy or rights. The following text is from an innocent Webmaster who is fighting back.
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"Scam. Spam. Fraud. Students beware of the following websites:
bestessays.com[DND*]
rushessay.com[DND*]
resumesplanet.com[DND*]
besttermpaper.com[DND*]
essaywriters.net[D ND*]
superiorpapers.com[DND*]
MasterPapers.com
Academia-Research.com ...
These websites and many more are spammers, scammers and full of fraudulent business practices. In October 2009, we noticed people signing up on HomeTownRent websites with strange email addresses and poorly-written rental listings which were actually ads with links back to one of these sites. A simple automated purge and some extra human vigilance have zapped these guys, but we thought it wise to share some cautionary notes to any who stumble across their purported services.
The essay and paper writing services of the websites above turn out to be complete scams. Research and reviews of numerous customers online reveal that these companies pay incredibly low wages to mediocre to poor-quality English writers in foreign countries, who provide customers with a resume, cover letter, paper or essay that, in most cases, contains more plagiarized content copied from Wikipedia than what a student writing a last-minute paper would probably use themselves. We saw countless complaints from people who paid for an essay and didn't get anything, or received a poor-quality paper full of plagiarism, many days late (and good luck getting a refund or any real customer support!) Additionally, past employees of these companies report being ripped off - never paid for papers they write or being withheld pay for a laundry list of reasons.
Over the years, these websites have claimed a variety of owners, operators and/or promoters, including Ukrainians named Alexey, Olga and Yuri. They seem to routinely change the name and address of the business that controls all of these websites, from Masterpapers LLC to Universal Research Incorporated. The business addresses all turn out to be fake: One of their claimed corporate addresses was 41 State Street, Suite 106, Albany, NY 12207. However, the building is owned by Albany Management who verified that Master Papers LLC is not a tenant, nor is there even a suite 106! Another supposed address: 11654 Plaza America Dr. #365, Reston VA 20190. This address is actually a UPS store!
Any company that hires spammers, who are most likely based outside the U.S., to post spam listings on websites like ours that expressly forbid anything other than legitimate rental advertising (per our terms and conditions), are already revealing their unethical business model. Basically, they are seeking "SEO" (Search Engine Optimization) benefits by having lots of links back to their websites, and traffic from interested parties.
It is usually pretty clear who the spammers and scammers are...
Strange email addresses: Lots of Yahoo accounts like allendave55@yahoo and email addresses from Mailinator.com (i.e. baker@mailinator).
Email addresses or weblinks to a .cn, .ru, or .br (Domains out of China, Russia and Brazil).
Very poor grammar: For example, "This is where your essays term papers and other writing needs will be met. It is your one stop shop for all your essays, reports and term paper essay"
Outbound links to websites which do not list information about the owners or give a corporate address.
Phone numbers that do not work or go to people who have no idea why you are calling.
If you are ever approached by an "SEO" firm to help lift your website's Google rankings, beware. 95% of these companies are nothing more than spammers who post listings that violate other websites' terms and conditions. In the end, it comes back to bite them - and you.
We're even skeptical of WritersAssembly.org, which offers "certification" and a logo that bestessays.com[DND*] puts on their website to look official. WritersAssembly.org lists no contact information and does not even provide the claimed directory of members.
bestessay.com, rushessay.com, resumesplanet.com, etc... hide the owners of their domain names and the registration information for their companies and have non-working phone numbers for any of the corporate contacts listed in various directories. This is probably an elaborate scam, with some of the operators based in the U.S. and others in Eastern Europe, which protects them from lawsuits and other regulations which would otherwise protect consumers. Basically, if you are a student with a major paper due, don't be fooled: write it yourself or get ready to be ripped off.
Let us know if you've found other scams, spammers, or fraudulent online businesses!"
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SOURCE: blog.hometownrent/2009/10/28/exposing-essay-and-paper-writing-scams/
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"Scam. Spam. Fraud. Students beware of the following websites:
bestessays.com[DND*]
rushessay.com[DND*]
resumesplanet.com[DND*]
besttermpaper.com[DND*]
essaywriters.net[D ND*]
superiorpapers.com[DND*]
MasterPapers.com
Academia-Research.com ...
These websites and many more are spammers, scammers and full of fraudulent business practices. In October 2009, we noticed people signing up on HomeTownRent websites with strange email addresses and poorly-written rental listings which were actually ads with links back to one of these sites. A simple automated purge and some extra human vigilance have zapped these guys, but we thought it wise to share some cautionary notes to any who stumble across their purported services.
The essay and paper writing services of the websites above turn out to be complete scams. Research and reviews of numerous customers online reveal that these companies pay incredibly low wages to mediocre to poor-quality English writers in foreign countries, who provide customers with a resume, cover letter, paper or essay that, in most cases, contains more plagiarized content copied from Wikipedia than what a student writing a last-minute paper would probably use themselves. We saw countless complaints from people who paid for an essay and didn't get anything, or received a poor-quality paper full of plagiarism, many days late (and good luck getting a refund or any real customer support!) Additionally, past employees of these companies report being ripped off - never paid for papers they write or being withheld pay for a laundry list of reasons.
Over the years, these websites have claimed a variety of owners, operators and/or promoters, including Ukrainians named Alexey, Olga and Yuri. They seem to routinely change the name and address of the business that controls all of these websites, from Masterpapers LLC to Universal Research Incorporated. The business addresses all turn out to be fake: One of their claimed corporate addresses was 41 State Street, Suite 106, Albany, NY 12207. However, the building is owned by Albany Management who verified that Master Papers LLC is not a tenant, nor is there even a suite 106! Another supposed address: 11654 Plaza America Dr. #365, Reston VA 20190. This address is actually a UPS store!Any company that hires spammers, who are most likely based outside the U.S., to post spam listings on websites like ours that expressly forbid anything other than legitimate rental advertising (per our terms and conditions), are already revealing their unethical business model. Basically, they are seeking "SEO" (Search Engine Optimization) benefits by having lots of links back to their websites, and traffic from interested parties.
It is usually pretty clear who the spammers and scammers are...
Strange email addresses: Lots of Yahoo accounts like allendave55@yahoo and email addresses from Mailinator.com (i.e. baker@mailinator).
Email addresses or weblinks to a .cn, .ru, or .br (Domains out of China, Russia and Brazil).
Very poor grammar: For example, "This is where your essays term papers and other writing needs will be met. It is your one stop shop for all your essays, reports and term paper essay"
Outbound links to websites which do not list information about the owners or give a corporate address.
Phone numbers that do not work or go to people who have no idea why you are calling.
If you are ever approached by an "SEO" firm to help lift your website's Google rankings, beware. 95% of these companies are nothing more than spammers who post listings that violate other websites' terms and conditions. In the end, it comes back to bite them - and you.
We're even skeptical of WritersAssembly.org, which offers "certification" and a logo that bestessays.com[DND*] puts on their website to look official. WritersAssembly.org lists no contact information and does not even provide the claimed directory of members.
bestessay.com, rushessay.com, resumesplanet.com, etc... hide the owners of their domain names and the registration information for their companies and have non-working phone numbers for any of the corporate contacts listed in various directories. This is probably an elaborate scam, with some of the operators based in the U.S. and others in Eastern Europe, which protects them from lawsuits and other regulations which would otherwise protect consumers. Basically, if you are a student with a major paper due, don't be fooled: write it yourself or get ready to be ripped off.
Let us know if you've found other scams, spammers, or fraudulent online businesses!"
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SOURCE: blog.hometownrent/2009/10/28/exposing-essay-and-paper-writing-scams/
